Described as “Standard Colorado Springs Behavior,” this group of red light runners is the bad drivers trifecta.
Colorado Springs driver and Redditor /u/Mid_Night_Blackbird shared headshaking dashcam footage from earlier in January (Jan 14, 2026) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing a driver in a Subaru turning left from a lane that only goes straight, taking the lead from anignorant Camry driver who followed a red-light-running box truck driver.
Check out the dashcam footage embedded below with the original Reddit thread linked here.
The incident happened at the intersection of E Fillmore St. and Nevada Av. (Exact location on Google Maps linked here.)
As the dashcam shows, OP is stopped, headed westbound on E Fillmore, waiting for turners to complete their turns in front of him.
OP’s lane gets the green light to cross, at which point turners have had a yellow warning to slow to prepare to stop.
That, however, doesn’t stop a driver in a box truck in said turn lane from crossing the limit line against a red.
This behaviour emboldens a following driver in a Toyota Camry, with likely no clear view of the turn arrow (no excuse for running a red, by the way), to run the red, too.
A driver in a white Subaru hatch in the lane over, which only goes straight, takes this opportunity to “follow the leader,” joining the herd of red light runners.
Thankfully and unfortunately, everyone in OP’s lane is prepared for such shenanigans; they all slow to avoid t-boning the red light runners.
“Vape shop must be closing soon,” one of the top comments from /u/milleniumxl-200 reads.
In Colorado Springs, if you are ticketed by a red‑light camera (e.g., entering the intersection after the light turned red), the civil penalty is typically up to $75, and no points are added to your driver’s record under state and local rules for automated enforcement. (FlyCOS)
However, if a police officer stops you and issues a traditional red‑light violation citation, state law treats that as a moving violation with a larger fine and four points on your license upon conviction. (www.drivinglaws.org)
